Revit Roof Work Plane

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Revit roof work plane.

Name choose an available work plane from the list and click ok. Create tab draw panel reference plane. A work plane is a virtual 2 dimensional surface. How to work planesconcept in revit architecture how to work with revit s reference planes revit reference planes and lines a how to guide how families work in revit architecture revit 06.

A work plane is used in the following ways. In the 3d world the work plane is the surface where 3d elements are created and where 2d lines are sketched. The list includes levels grids and named reference planes. Go to end view of roof elevation face on to new named ref plane select roof by extrusion the select new named ref plane from drop box.

1 create another named ref plane in plan view so as to draw the roof profile roughly at end of roof image 1 2. Any element modeled in revit requires a work plane. As the origin for a view for sketching elements for enabling tools in particular views such as rotate and mirror in a 3d view for placing work plane based components each view is associated with a work plane. Systems tab work plane panel reference plane family editor.

When the show button is clicked from the create work plane of the family editor see figure 1 the active work plane is represented by a light blue surface as shown in figure 2. Visit revit products forum. Cogt2414 architectural design with revit working with datum plane and creating standard views. This method is worth learning so when plane moves everything goes with it.

You can select any plane that can be dimensioned including wall faces faces in linked models extrusion faces levels grids and reference planes. Select this option and click ok. For example a plan view is associated with a level which is a horizontal work plane. In the work plane dialog select another work plane.

Pick a line and use the work plane it was sketched in revit creates a work plane that is coplanar with the work plane of the selected line.